Amniotic fluid pressure in both cavities of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: a vote against septostomy.

abstract：:In order to elucidate the effects of corticosteroids on fetal hearts during midtrimester, pregnant rats were injected with a daily dose of betamethasone (1 mg/kg) from the 12th day through the 17th day of pregnancy. The fetal cardiovascular and pulmonary systems were studied on the 21st day of pregnancy (term). The tr...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Wu FF,Momma K,Takao A

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current interest in early amniocentesis as a possible alternative to chorion villus sampling has driven many centres to attempt cell culture from first trimester amniotic fluid. This study examines the cellular content of 125 amniotic fluid specimens collected between 8 and 18 weeks of gestation and shows that the...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Byrne D,Azar G,Nicolaides K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of Down syndrome increases with maternal age and a rapid and accurate method for prenatal diagnosis is a necessity. This study was devised to evaluate and compare the methods for detecting trisomy 21 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-associated analysis of small tandem repeats (STR) of D21S11 ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Yang YH,Kim IK,Oh SH,Kim CK,Kim JY

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital laryngeal cysts are rare and can cause upper airway obstruction if they are misdiagnosed. We describe a case of large vallecular cyst diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation. The purpose of an early diagnosis is to establish a careful perinatal management. If the airway is compromised, a multidisciplinary medica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Busuttil M,Einaudi MA,Hassid S,Chau C,Shojai R,Thomachot L,D'Ercole C,Gire C

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cardiac diverticula are transmural localized protrusions within the free wall of the ventricles. Right ventricular diverticula are rarely diagnosed during the fetal period, and due to their rarity, their natural history remains unclear. We present a case of prenatal diagnosis of right ventricular diverticul...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Perlitz Y,Mukary M,Lorber A,Ben-Ami M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of monozygotic twinning in animals and humans is presented. In addition, congenital defects in monozygotic twins versus dizygotic twins and singletons is discussed. Overall, the rates of congenital anomalies are higher among whites as compared to blacks, males as compared to females, and multiples as compa...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Luke B,Keith LG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septal agenesis is a rare cerebral developmental anomaly characterized by partial or complete absence of the septum pellucidum (ASP). Septal agenesis may be associated with various congenital brain malformations, namely holoprosencephaly, septooptic dysplasia (SOD), schizencephaly or agenesis of the corpus callosum. C...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： García-Arreza A,García-Díaz L,Fajardo M,Carreto P,Antiñolo G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorioangiomas are usually small, clinically inevident, benign vascular lesions of the placenta, but larger ones may cause serious perinatal and neonatal complications. There is need for in utero intervention in these fetuses. Several interventions are described to relieve pathophysiologic insult on fetus. Alcohol inj...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Deren O,Ozyuncu O,Onderoglu LS,Durukan T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the predictive value and feasibility of fetal scalp lactate microsampling in the management of non-reassuring fetal status during labor. METHODS:A prospective observational study was conducted on cord blood gas samplings from 7,617 singleton and cephalic deliveries at > or =37 weeks of g...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ramanah R,Martin A,Clement MC,Maillet R,Riethmuller D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the incidence of posthysterotomy chorioamniotic membrane separation and delivery outcome following open fetal surgery [myelomeningocele (MMC); cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM); congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT)]. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective review of a matern...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Wilson RD,Johnson MP,Crombleholme TM,Flake AW,Hedrick HL,King M,Howell LJ,Adzick NS

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) followed by fetal ultrasonography were described. Although many cases of CDH are diagnosed by fetal ultrasonography, it is difficult to diagnose bilateral CDH in utero, which is a relatively rare and fatal condition. Two fetuses were diagnosed as having left...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Kamata S,Sawai T,Usui N,Nose K,Kitayama Y,Nakai H,Okuyama H,Okada A,Kawaguchi H,Chiba Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether subpubic arch angle (SPA) measurement before labor onset can predict labor outcome among low-risk pregnant women. METHODS:3D ultrasound volume was transperineally acquired from a series of nulliparous women with uncomplicated pregnancy at term before the onset of labor. SPA was measured off...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Youssef A,Ghi T,Martelli F,Montaguti E,Salsi G,Bellussi F,Pilu G,Rizzo N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate an updated version (Version 2) of a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT) and to determine the likelihood of success when testing for fetal aneuploidies following a redraw. METHODS:Version 2 was analytically validated using 587 plasma samples with known genot...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ryan A,Hunkapiller N,Banjevic M,Vankayalapati N,Fong N,Jinnett KN,Demko Z,Zimmermann B,Sigurjonsson S,Gross SJ,Hill M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if: (1) human umbilical cord stem cells could survive for 20 h in extra-embryonic celomic fluid obtained at 40 days of development from baboon pregnancies by ultrasound-guided celocentesis and, (2) human hematopoietic stem cell survival could be enhanced by adding increasing concentrations of he...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Santolaya-Forgas J,Galan I,Deleon-Luis J,Wolf R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Forty percent of Down syndrome (DS) fetuses have congenital heart defects (CHD). An abnormal angiogenic environment has been described in euploid fetuses with CHD. However, the underlying pathophysiologic pathway that contributes to CHD in DS remains unknown. The objective was to compare the expression of ...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Sánchez O,Domínguez C,Ruiz A,Ribera I,Alijotas J,Cabero L,Carreras E,Llurba E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of fetoplacental discrepancy with normal karyotype on chorionic villi and deletion of the long arm of chromosome 18 on amniotic fluid. Cytogenetic tests were repeated because of a short corpus callosum on ultrasound examination. This 18q-syndrome has been reported to be associated with poor neurodevel...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Anselem O,Bazin A,Mechler C,Blin G,Garel C,Aboura A,Moutard ML,Mandelbrot L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe perinatal outcomes achieved with cord occlusion (CO) in monochorionic twins with severe selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR) and abnormal umbilical artery Doppler in the IUGR twin (types II and III). METHODS:We studied a consecutive series of 90 cases of sIUGR with abnormal Doppler t...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Parra-Cordero M,Bennasar M,Martínez JM,Eixarch E,Torres X,Gratacós E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the DELFIA Xpress and Quantikine ELISA placental growth factor (PlGF) immunoassay platforms by analysing the same set of early first-trimester maternal serum samples from cases with trisomy 21 and euploid controls. METHODS:Thirty-seven trisomy 21 cases and 243 euploid control serum samples, drawn...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Cowans NJ,Kisanga M,Khan A,Spencer K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The posterior fossa of normal fetuses was evaluated and compared with those having chromosomal abnormalities at 11-13+6 weeks' gestation in Chinese population. METHODS:In 518 normal fetuses referred to first trimester screening, fetal brain stem (BS) and brain stem to occipital bone distance (BSOB) were meas...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Hsiao CH,Cheng PJ,Shaw SW,Tseng YJ,Chen RC,Chu WC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study describes the association between the complexity of congenital cardiac and extracardiac malformations, and the parental decision of pregnancy continuation or termination. METHODS:Congenital heart defects (CHD) was diagnosed by ultrasound in 251 fetuses before the 24th week (23 + 6 weeks) of gestat...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Nell S,Wijngaarde CA,Pistorius LR,Slieker M,ter Heide H,Manten GT,Freund MW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed morphometric measurements from midgestational fetal necropsies and shown that arm and foot lengths are linear relationships versus gestational age (GA). Using foot length as the GA determinant, we found that the ratio of arm:foot length was also a linear relationship and was decreased in trisomy 21 fe...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Johnson MP,Michaelson JE,Barr M Jr,Treadwell MC,Isada NB,Dombrowski MP,Pryde PG,Addis J,Evans MI

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We sought to determine the relationship between the degree of stomach herniation by antenatal sonography and neonatal outcomes in fetuses with isolated left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed neonatal medical records and antenatal sonography of f...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Basta AM,Lusk LA,Keller RL,Filly RA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multifetal pregnancy as a result of ovulation induction (OI) and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) correlate with Board certification in reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI). DESIGN:Retrospective chart analysis of 304 patients referred to Wayne State University (WSU) and Thomas Jefferson U...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Calhoun B,Evans MI,Krivchenia EL,Waters T,Urban AJ,Morgan P,Hume RF,Wapner RJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the positive and negative predictive values of recalled exposure to chickenpox for identifying anti-varicella-zoster virus (VZV) seropositive parturient women. METHODS:Blood samples were taken from laboring women during February 1998: All women completed questionnaires concerning a history of ch...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Linder N,Ferber A,Kopilov U,Smetana Z,Barzilai A,Mendelson E,Sirota L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We wanted to obtain statistically relevant data about the efficiency of our method for the isolation of fetal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) from the maternal circulation. METHODS:More than 600 samples were investigated using a triple density gradient followed by magnetic separation of anti-CD71-labeled c...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Gänshirt D,Smeets FW,Dohr A,Walde C,Steen I,Lapucci C,Falcinelli C,Sant R,Velasco M,Garritsen HS,Holzgreve W

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to investigate the levels of anxiety and depression, as well as liability to depression, of women undergoing chorionic villus sampling (CVS) due to the risk of giving birth to a child suffering from hemoglobinopathy, or trisomy. METHODS:The study population consisted of 309 women wh...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Lykeridou K,Daskalakis G,Papadatou D,Vaslamatzis G,Dafni O,Antsaklis A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the frequency of associated malformations and chromosomal defects in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) our experiences with CDH during the last 8 years (1985-1993) were reviewed. During the study period, 33 fetuses (prenatal group) with CDH were examined at our level III ultraso...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Bollmann R,Kalache K,Mau H,Chaoui R,Tennstedt C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Investigate the prediction of birth acidemia in pregnancies with placental insufficiency using two newly created venous-arterial Doppler ratios: pulsatility index (PI) of the ductus venosus (DV) over PI of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and PI of the DV over PI of the umbilical artery and establish cut-off...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Carvalho FH,Moron AF,Mattar R,Murta CG,Santana RM,Barbosa MM,Torloni MR,Vasques FA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 6 years early amniocentesis for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosome aberrations has been established in many centers worldwide, but knowledge about the gynecological safety of the procedure is sparse. From 1990 to 1995 at the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Oberhausen (Germany) 3,277 early amniocenteses (betwee...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Eiben B,Hammans W,Hansen S,Trawicki W,Osthelder B,Stelzer A,Jaspers KD,Goebel R

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prognosis of monochorionic twins with selective intrauterine growth restriction (sIUGR), classified according to the type of umbilical artery Doppler, under expectant management. METHODS:The outcome of 81 cases with isolated sIUGR was evaluated according to a classification based on umbilica...

journal_title：Fetal diagnosis and therapy

authors： Ishii K,Murakoshi T,Takahashi Y,Shinno T,Matsushita M,Naruse H,Torii Y,Sumie M,Nakata M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00